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NFB filmmaker named MIT visiting artist
Katerina Cizek will work with the institute’s OpenDocLab to develop the next production in the NFB’s multimedia Highrise project.
ideaBOOST unveils spring cohort
Projects including Wondereur (pictured), Motion Panels+ and Lightning Platform will participate in the spring session of the CFC Media Lab’s business accelerator program.
Blog: ABC launches new viewing strategy
Mindshare’s Lina Alles (pictured) on the network’s new live-streaming platform and the one show that stuck out in Tuesday’s upfront.
Continuum, Becoming Redwood topline Leo Awards nominations
The awards, which recognize excellence in B.C. film and TV, will be handed out on June 7 and 8 in Vancouver (Becoming Redwood pictured).
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of May 5
This week we see how Degrassi’s social-media managers were able to get online attention by prompting fans to chose a favourite episode while The Borgias and Top Chef Canada also fared well.
RTR Media’s Coral YouTube channel finds Kin
Coral joins Kin Community, a multi-channel YouTube womens’ network, as its first Canadian media partner (CoralTV hosts pictured).
BBC Worldwide Canada adds an exec
Ex-eOne VP TV and digital sales Michael Smith (pictured) joins the BBC’s Toronto-based arm effective immediately.
Dad Drives web series gets $10,000 Bite development deal
Daniel Beirne and Mark Little’s project (pictured) won the web series competition at Bite TV’s inaugural web series symposium last week.
Laura Vandervoort joins Captain Canuck web series
The Bitten star (pictured) will voice the character of Blue Fox, an elusive and deadly mercenary.
Rockies nominations for Canuck TV and digital projects
Homegrown series Bomb Girls and Seed (pictured) and interactive agency Secret Location are among the Canadian nominees for the awards recognizing the best in international programming.
YouTube taps DHX Media to launch paid content channels
With other Canadian partners on board, the web video platform’s subscription-based services will launch in 10 world markets.
Big Brother Canada nets big finale numbers
The two-hour ep on Slice last Thursday ranked the competition reality series as the most-watched specialty series of the night, according to numbers from BBM Canada.
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